Mountain Leader - Preparation Course

Name: Mountain Leader - Preparation Course
Start: 2025-09-04T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-05T05:00:00+01:00
Location: YHA Borrowdale

Schedule

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

YHA Borrowdale | Keswick, UK

https://www.lakedistrictmountaineering.co.uk/2-day-ml-refresher-with-wild-camp
This workshops offers two days in the mountains and covers most of the ML syllabus. We will head out for an overnight camp and complete a mini expedition with a focus on assessment preparedness and the ML standard.
SKILLS COVERED
Understand aims and objectives for the expedition
Leadership in the scheme – vision, support, challenge
Coaching and broadening of knowledge towards navigation
Demonstrating the ML standard
Working towards blind legs & relocation techniques
All Camp craft skills needed for a comfortable night on assessment
Leadership at camp – nutrition, stoves and equipment
Night navigation exercise
Different scale maps and navigation on 1:40,000
Environment and background knowledge
All round syllabus points – candidate led discussions
Debriefs, goal setting and individual feedback

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED
OL4 map covering Borrowdale, Great Gable and Pillar
Silva Expedition Type 4 compass (recommended)
Hill kit for 2 full days in the mountains;
Waterproofs
Warm layers
Hat and gloves
Walking boots
All camping equipment for one night out:
Mountain Tent
Sleeping bag
Sleeping mat
Stove and gas
Evening meal & Breakfast
WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS
Workshop provider: Sam Marsland (WMCI & ML course director)
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT
Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.